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Tau Waterhole

Madikwe watering hole, South Africa

Source:Explore.org (Africam / Tau Game Lodge)·Madikwe Game Reserve, North West, South Africa

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About This Camera

A 24/7 live cam overlooking the Tau Waterhole at Tau Game Lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve, on South Africa's far northern border with Botswana. Elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras and over 27 game species visit this oasis. Streamed by Africam, powered by Explore.org.

Conservation Context

EN·EndangeredPopulation decreasing

Endangered. Very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Primary threats

Poaching for ivory, habitat loss to agriculture and development, and human-elephant conflict at the edges of protected areas.

Conservation actions

Anti-poaching patrols, community-based conservation programs, the international ivory trade ban under CITES, and habitat corridors connecting fragmented populations.

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Source Institution

Explore.org (Africam / Tau Game Lodge)

Madikwe Game Reserve, North West, South Africa

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African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

The largest land animal on Earth, with adults reaching 4 meters at the shoulder and weighing up to 6,000 kg. Highly intelligent and deeply social, African savanna elephants live in matriarchal family groups across sub-Saharan Africa.

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